PLANNING - Storyboarding

Storyboarding My Story

    It's time to begin storyboarding my film. I think I should do this now because I have a good idea of how I want my scenes to look. I don’t have much preference on how the main character looks as long as she appears to be an ordinary teenager.

Scene 1

   

    For the first scene, I want to start it off with a cut to the house from black. I want this shot to be from a low angle to give a full view of the house while already starting the movie with an undertone of vulnerability, weakness, and suspense. Then, I’d zoom in to the window of the house of the protagonist’s bedroom.

    The second clip would have a fade in from the first one, then a pan to the main character waking up. I would I would like to attempt to have a canted angle on the main character for this shot to continue portraying that vulnerability from the first shot.

    The final clip of the scene would be a truck of the main character into a zoom-in of the bathroom door after they enter. I would put the sound of a light switch and shower after this before transitioning to scene 2.

Scene 2

    For scene two, I want to do multiple jump cuts from different spots in the main character's bedroom and kitchen for a montage feeling. I plan to put the Daily Script Podcast and VoiceOver recordings over this section of the scene. That is all this scene would really consist of.

Scene 3

    If I have time for this scene, I would want a pan, followed by a boom up, and finished with an aerial shot on the main character for the first clip. 

    The second clip would be tracking and trucking shots to add dynamism to the scene. I hope to incorporate a long shot as well to add a light-hearted feeling that contrasts with the vulnerable tension in the previous scenes. 

    I think this would work because it would  resonate more along the lines of a coming-of-age film, as they often use long shots in mobile scenes. This scene is meant to be lighter in general and more focused on providing some context for the rest of the story.

Reflection

    Now that I have a storyboard laid out for me to visualize my scenes, it will definitely be much easier to film. This will help my filming process go a lot smoother I believe that doing the storyboard will help me  In my next blog post, I will be finding people to act in my film opening.

    Until then, farewell!